How to watch the Republican debate in Miami — and who’s debating anyway? 4 things to know

Alyssa Johnson
·2 min read

The third Republican debate of the 2024 presidential election season is in Miami on Wednesday night.

Here’s how to watch:

When is the GOP debate?

Time: The Republican debate will be held Wednesday from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday at the Knight Concert Hall in the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd.

Who will be on the debate stage?

Candidates: The Republican National Committee, which is hosting the debate, said that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy had qualified to participate. Former president Donald Trump will not be on the debate stage, speaking at a rally in Haileah around the same time.

How can you watch the debate?

The Republican National Committee’s Nov. 8 presidential debate will be held at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County.
The Republican National Committee’s Nov. 8 presidential debate will be held at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County.

TV and streaming coverage:

▪ The debate will air on NBC and will be streamed on NBCNews.com and Peacock.

▪ It will also stream with translations on NoticiasTelemundo.com, Noticias Telemundo’s X, Facebook and YouTube accounts and the Noticias Telemundo mobile app, and air live with translations in Spanish on cable channel Universo.

▪ The debate will also be available on Sky News services and will be available in audio through TuneIn. The debate will re-air on Telemundo at midnight. ET and will be available on demand on Peacock.

▪ The RNC also selected as debate partners Salem Radio Network and the Republican Jewish Coalition, as well as RNC streaming partner Rumble to live stream the debate.

▪ NBC will also be hosting a pre-debate special at 7 p.m. on the streaming service NBC News NOW and a post-debate analysis from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. on NBC and NBC News NOW.

What’s the format of the debate?

NBC says the debate will unfold like this:

Topics: National security implications of the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, and domestic political developments.

Questions and answers: Candidates will have 90 seconds to answer questions. Each candidate will get an opportunity to answer the same first question at the top of the debate. Candidates will have 60 seconds to answer follow-up questions.

Closing statement: Candidates will have 60 seconds.